Sievewright Surname

581,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sievewright Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the sievewright,' a maker of sieves (v. Sivier). 'And all this mullok in a sive ythrowe.' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Sievewright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2041:26,2442,847
England1551:359,47125,733
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Canada381:969,62173,252
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Wales161:193,40812,484
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland961:38,9922,998
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sievewright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the sievewright,' a maker of sieves (v. Sivier). 'And all this mullok in a sive ythrowe.' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the occupation of sieve maker (Old English sife-+ wryhta). William Sufifwricht witnessed an instrument of sasine in Brechin in 1512 (REB., II, p. 170), and in 1567 there is entry of a payment to Andrew Sifwricht, servitor to John Wischart of Pittarro (ER., XIX, p. 271). John Sivwright in the parish of Glass is recorded in 1716 SCM., IV, p. 168), and George Seivwrighi was a member of the Huntly Company of Volunteers in 1798 (Will, p. 19). Seifvright 1643, Siffwright 1696. There was forerly a craft of sievewrights in Edinburgh, referred to by Maitland in his History of Edinburgh, 1753, p. 317.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Sieve-Maker [Old English sife + wyrhta]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A maker of sieves.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sievewright Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sievewright Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sievewright is most common in Scotland. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sievewright.

How Common Is The Last Name Sievewright? popularity and diffusion

Sievewright is the 581,222nd most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 13,495,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Sievewright reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

Sievewright is most frequent in Scotland, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 26,244. In Scotland Sievewright is primarily found in: Aberdeenshire, where 32 percent live, West Lothian, where 14 percent live and City of Edinburgh, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Scotland this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Sievewright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sievewright has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 705 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 917 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sievewright Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sievewright surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sievewright earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 34.75% more than the national average, earning 466,350 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.31% more than the national average, earning $54,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% more than the national average, earning $50,894 CAD per year.

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